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Before Juneau's Housing First Project opened its doors in September, 2017, the city had no supportive housing options for homeless people. Fortunately, that has changed. Providing housing for the homeless presents a variety of challenges for cities...

Herndon, VA-based Smart City Works is an infrastructure actuator and business accelerator focused on improving livability, operations and resilience in cities. Its fall cohort will for the first time include two slots for nonprofits focused on...

Some interesting findings in Deloitte's latest volunteerism survey – particularly what it reveals about millennials in the workplace. As the largest portion of the workforce in the U.S. today, it's important to understand what it will take to...

Analytics leader SAS is used extensively by local, state and federal governments agencies to tackle some of society's toughest challenges – opioid addiction, child abuse and neglect and human trafficking among them. Now it's pulled advice and...

An interesting piece in Consumer Reports suggests that more than 3.5 million Americans 85 and older currently have a driver's license. But of the millions of older folks who can no longer drive safely, almost three-quarters live in areas with few if...

'Innovating to include' is the message we think resonates best with the effort to lift up vulnerable populations in communities around the world. Often we're talking about technology, but as you'll read below, innovation comes in many forms. –...

There are international standards, there are laws, there are task forces and there are thousands of law enforcement officers trained to handle human trafficking cases. Yet it persists. The Polaris Project suggests nearly 30 million men, women and...

As human rights challenges in communities around the world not only proliferate but grow increasingly complex, we're encouraged by the news this week that Microsoft is partnering with the United Nations Human Rights Office to ensure technology plays...

The Smart Cities Readiness Guide suggests LinkNYC will usher in a new generation of technology and set the standard for connectivity in urban environments globally. It's nice to see that as the network evolves, it continues to add value for New York...

It's hard not to be moved by the story of Ginger Sprouse and Victor Hubbard -- a story that demonstrates how the power of social media, the power of community and the power of compassion can make a remarkable difference in someone's life. The story...

There are many persuasive examples of how cloud technologies are supporting social services. The UK charity Prince's Trust is using Oracle CX Cloud to reach struggling young people. A pilot that Microsoft and Eccovia Solutions ran demonstrated how...

At a time when the nation seems so divided, a report on the realtor.com site offers a ray of sunshine. "America is a nation of givers," writes Yuqing Pan. She points out that in 2015, Americans donated over $373 billion to charities, the highest...

Oslo-based advisory firm DNV GL published its 2017 Global Opportunity Report in partnership with the United Nations Global Compact and the Nordic think tank Sustainia. It's a complex undertaking based on a simple concept: In every risk there is...

Here's another compelling example of what big data can lead to – this one from The Government Lab (The GovLab) at New York University's Tandon School of Engineering. If you haven't been paying attention to the potential for data collaboration, this...

An interesting piece in the Citizen-Times highlights the work that members of Code for Asheville are doing to help solve problems in their community – using data to better understand challenges and pinpoint need. The article suggests the dynamic...

We have come so far with technology advances in recent years. Yet given the innovative ideas I've been hearing about that are coming from young minds – at hackathons, in classrooms and labs and at startups – I think we've only just begun to tap the...

As Nancy Curby of Feeding America puts it, "Every dollar a food bank saves on utility costs becomes a dollar that helps to serve more families who face hunger." That says enough about the value of the water and energy efficiency pilot that Southface...

Here's an exciting opportunity for 10 organizations that want to make a difference in the lives of poor and vulnerable populations and could use some help. The Rockefeller Foundation and the Unreasonable Institute, a startup accelerator, are...

In a single county in North Carolina, social service workers process 300 reports of child abuse or neglect every month. Working with Council Lead Partner SAS, New Hanover County is using predictive analytics to help caseworkers focus on children who...

Dundee, Scotland is a UNESCO City of Design and as such has launched an international competition to find a digital design solution that will fundamentally improve the lives of those dealing with homelessness on a daily basis.The city wants...